The Gap and Natural Bridge

On Sunday morning we woke up and drove 50kms to the town of Albany.  Again, we had an awesome brekkie and then we set out to find The Gap (not the store!) and the Natural Bridge before heading home to Perth. 

 

We parked our car and walked out to discover these massive granite rocks!  If you walk over them, this is what you see...

Wow!

This is the Natural Bridge that was formed out of the granite.  The waves have pounded and eroded the rocks to form the bridge.  It was so neat to stand up here and watch the ocean rush in and our underneath of the bridge.

They have a small railing where we are standing for a good view of the bridge...but there's nothing to stop you from walking on top of it...other than the fear of falling in!  They have warning signs all over the place saying that people have been swept out to sea!

The coast here is simply amazing.

You have to be really careful when climbing around on the rocks...look at this crevice!

T ventured out to the edge...don't worry parents - he promised to be safe!

That's far enough!!

You can't help but realize how powerful these waves are!  Or how beautiful God made our Earth!!

We were being safe, promise!!

I was trying to capture all the different colors of the water as the waves rush back and forth over the rocks.  

This is The Gap!  It's a large gap in between the rocks where the water rushes in and then surges WAY up high!!

Here it comes!

It sounds like thunder as it pounds away at the rocks!

This picture doesn't show it well enough, but we were really up high!

That was a BIG wave!!!

After the excitement of the Gap and Natural Bridge, we happened upon Cable Beach.  And I'm SO glad we did.

This goes to show how dangerous the waves really can be!

Look at the lighthouse!

There are no words to describe how pretty this water is.  

Or how handsome my husband is! :)

We sat on the edge of the rocks and just stared at the ocean and listened to the waves rushing in...

There is hardly a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

I really didn't want to leave!  We had this entire place to ourselves!

This is my kind of adventure.

Unfortunately, it was time to head back to the "real world" in Perth. :)  This memory will last forever in my heart.

We couldn't help it!  This cracked us up!!! :)  

Denmark

I really enjoyed driving through Denmark because it has SO many different types of scenery.  This region of Australia is becoming very well known for their wine, so the hills and valleys are green, lush, and covered in beautiful vineyards.  There's also lots of wide open pastures filled with cows, sheep (or lambs - what is the difference really?  T and I weren't sure!) and horses.  Then, there's the amazing beaches and the beautiful Southern Ocean.  I'm not sure I've ever had so much to look at in one place!  Look through these pictures and you'll see what I mean!

We sat and watched the surfers waiting for their perfect wave...

It was a tiny one, but some of them decided to ride it out!

There's the surfers still waiting to hang loose! :)

Greens Pool and Elephant Rock

We were just amazed with the views at Conspicuous Cliff!  We headed back towards Denmark for a few other stops on our "tour" of the area.  Just when we thought it couldn't get any better, we found Greens Pool.  Wow!!  

The massive granite rocks have formed a "barrier" from the powerful ocean which then creates this beautiful and calm green pool!

The water is a gorgeous green/light blue color.

The pool is completely protected from the harshness of the sea.

The granite rocks are smooth and fun to play on!

Again - no one around!  This is the perfect spot for a fun day at the beach!

Picture perfect Greens Pool.

There goes that cute boy again.

I could spend forever exploring this beach!

I am definitely coming back when it's warm enough to swim!  How inviting does that water look?!

These rocks are perfect for exploring.

Tyson quickly figured that out and was on top of them before I could blink!

King of the Mountain!

He's good looking AND athletic!  What a catch! :)

This does not need any explanation.  Just stare at it.

It's amazing what color makes us feel!

My adorable husband just before we came across...

Our first AUSSIE SNAKE!  I couldn't get my camera out fast enough to really show how big it was!

Look closely and you can see it slithering through the bushes...I tried to get closer, but T wouldn't let me.

Here is Elephant Rock.  If you look carefully, it looks like a herd of elephants with their heads down.  I can see it, but apparently T can't and was unimpressed.  I quite like them.

A look out over the pool just before the weather started to go bad.